This is a list of video games based on the Choro Q (also known as Penny Racers in English-speaking markets) line of toy cars produced by Japanese toy company Takara (later Takara Tomy). Some of these games have been localised for Western release under many different names, including Gadget Racers, Penny Racers and Road Trip.
Most of these are auto racing games with extensive opportunities for customization, often including role-playing video game-style elements such as towns and side-quests. Most of these games were developed by external companies like Tamsoft and Barnhouse Effect, although they are usually credited to Takara since the developers' name rarely appears outside of the ending credits. Only two games in the series were released outside Japan prior to 2001 - Choro Q for the PlayStation (released in Europe only as Penny Racers) and Choro Q 64 for the Nintendo 64 (released in North America and Europe as Penny Racers). However, afterwards many of the titles have been released in the US and PAL regions as budget titles, by publishers including Conspiracy Entertainment, Midas Interactive Entertainment and Play It!.
Titles
| Overseas title | Japanese title | Original release date (YYYY/MM) |
Platforms | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Choro Q Holiday Puzzle (チョロQ ホリデーパズル) | 1984 | PC-8801 | Kogado Studio | |
| Choro Q Buggy |
Choro Q (チョロQ) | 1984 or 1985 | MSX | Taito | Nidecom Electric Software Sony Spain |
| - | Desktop Choro Q (デスクトップチョロQ) | 1993 | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Penny Racers | Choro Q (チョロQ) | 1996/03 | PlayStation | Tamsoft | Takara Sony Computer Entertainment |
| - | Choro Q 2 (チョロQ2) | 1997/02 | PlayStation | Tamsoft | Takara |
| - | Bakusou! PC Choro Q (爆走! PCチョロQ) | 1998 | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | Inner Brain | Takara |
| - | Bakusou! PC Choro Q 2 (爆走! PCチョロQ2) | 1998 | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | Inner Brain | Takara |
| - | Choro Q 3 (チョロQ3) | 1998/02 | PlayStation | Tamsoft | Takara |
| - | Choro Q Jet: Rainbow Wings (チョロQジェット レインボーウィングス) | 1998/02 | PlayStation | Astro Vision | Takara |
| - | Choro Q Marine: Q-Boat (チョロQマリン Qボート) | 1998/06 | PlayStation | Barnhouse Effect | Takara |
| Penny Racers | Choro Q 64 (チョロQ64) | 1998/06 | Nintendo 64 | Locomotive Corporation | Takara THQ |
| - | Choro Q Park (チョロQパーク) | 1998/03 | Sega Saturn | Nextech | Takara |
| - | Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ) | 1999/02 | PlayStation | Barnhouse Effect | Takara |
| - | Choro Q Hyper Customable GB (チョロQ ハイパーカスタマブルGB) | 1999/07 | Game Boy Color | Electronic Applications | Takara |
| - | Choro Q Wonderful! (チョロQ ワンダフォー) | 1999/08 | PlayStation | E-game | Takara |
| - | Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race (チョロQ64 2 ハチャメチャグランプリレース) | 1999/12 | Nintendo 64 | Locomotive Corporation | Takara |
| - | Choro Q Hyper Racing 5 (チョロQ ハイパーレーシング5) | 1999 | Arcade | Sega | |
| - | Perfect Choro Q (パーフェクトチョロQ) | 2000/08 | Game Boy Color | Electronic Applications | Takara |
| Gadget Racers
Penny Racers |
Choro Q HG (チョロQ HG) | 2000/12 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Conspiracy Entertainment Midas Interactive Entertainment |
| Gadget Racers
Penny Racers |
Choro Q Advance (チョロQアドバンス) | 2001/06 | Game Boy Advance | Electronic Applications | Takara Conspiracy Entertainment Xicat Interactive |
| Road Trip | Choro Q HG 2 (チョロQ HG2) | 2002/01 | PlayStation 2 | E-game | Takara Conspiracy Entertainment Play It! |
| - | Boku no Choro Q | 2002/03 | PlayStation | Takara | |
| Seek and Destroy | Shin Combat Choro Q (新コンバットチョロQ) | 2002/06 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Conspiracy Entertainment Play It! |
| - | Combat Choro Q: Advance Daisakusen (コンバットチョロQアドバンス大作戦) | 2002/08 | Game Boy Advance | Takara | |
| Road Trip: Shifting Gears
Gadget Racers |
Choro Q Advance 2 | 2002/11 | Game Boy Advance | Electronic Applications | Takara Conspiracy Entertainment ZOO Digital Publishing |
| Road Trip: Adventure Avenue (cancelled)
Gadget Racers |
Choro Q HG 3 | 2002/12 | PlayStation 2 | E-game | Takara ZOO Digital Publishing |
| Road Trip: The Arcade Edition
Gadget Racers |
Choro Q! | 2002/12 | GameCube | Electronic Applications | Takara Conspiracy Entertainment ZOO Digital Publishing |
| - | Choro Q Byun Byun Racer (チョロQビュンビュンレーサー) | 2003/06 | Stand-alone TV game | SSD Company Ltd | Takara |
| ChoroQ | Choro Q HG 4 | 2003/11 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Atlus ZOO Digital Publishing |
| - | Choro Q Works (チョロQワークス) | 2005/05 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | Takara & Atlus |
| - | Choro Q DS | Cancelled | Nintendo DS | ||
| Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q Speedway | Choro Q Wii | 2008/02 | Wii | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Tomy Tomy |
| - | Choro Q World Grand Prix (携帯アプリでプレイできるチョロQ) | 2010 | Mobile phone | Takara Tomy | |
| - | Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ) | 2012/01 | Mobile phone | SunSoft | Takara Tomy |
| - | Choro Q Grand Prix (チョロQグランプリ) | 2012/12 | Mobile phone | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Tomy |
| - | Choro Q Grand Prix HYPER (チョロQグランプリHYPER) | 2014/08 | Mobile phone | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Tomy |
| Overseas title | Japanese title | Original release date (YYYY/MM) |
Platforms | Developer | Publisher |
References
- "Nex Entertainment (formerly Nextech) Product List (under チョロQパーク)". Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- "ST-V Game I'd never seen before Choro Q Hyper Racing 5". Arcade-Projects Forums. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2024-09-05.